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2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards nominees
Lenny Kravitz will host and perform at the 10th edition of the awards show.
The 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards will be held on March 27, with a long list of celebrity appearances on the docket — including a special appearance from Taylor Swift, as the ‘Fifteen’ singer is to be honored with the 2023 iHeartRadio Innovator Award.
The nominees
Amy Allen, Ashley Gorley, Justin Tranter, Omer Fedi, and The-Dream are nominated for Songwriter of the Year.
Blake Slatkin, Jack Antonoff, Kid Harpoon, Louis Bell, and Tyler Johnson are up for the Producer of the Year award.
Many artists are nominated several times. The long list of multi-nominated A-list solo artists has huge names such as Rihanna, Selena Gomez, Shania Twain, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Carrie Underwood, Bad Bunny, Doja Cat, Drake, Dua Lipa, Elton John, Justin Bieber, Kenny Chesney, Nicki Minaj, Harry Styles, Lady Gaga, Lizzo, Machine Gun Kelly, Megan Thee Stallion, and Bruno Mars.
Bands including Black Eyed Peas, Glass Animals, Grupo Firme, Imagine Dragons, Jack Harlow, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Weeknd, and Three Days Grace are also nominated more than once.
The performances scheduled for the iHeartRadio Awards
Multi-award-winning singer-songwriter Lenny Kravitz is set to host the ceremony, and he will also entertain guests with a live performance alongside LL COOL J and Grammy-nominated rapper Latto.
The evening will also see performances by 2023 Icon Award Recipient P!NK, Kelly Clarkson, Coldplay, rock n’ roll legend Pat Benatar, country music singer Keith Urban, Neil Giraldo, Muni Long, and Cody Johnson, with more reformers yet to be announced.
What you need to know about the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards
The 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards will be held Monday, March 27 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The event will be broadcast at 8:00 pm EST on Fox and streamed for listening on iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and the iHeartRadio app.
The awards show has a social voting structure, so fans who wish to cast a vote may post to Twitter with the appropriate category and nominee hashtags, or by visiting their website.
The iHeartRadio Awards feature “award presentations in multiple categories, live performances from the biggest artists in music, surprise stage moments and will tell the stories of the winning artists’ road to #1,” as per the company’s website.
2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominees
Song of the Year
- “About Damn Time” - Lizzo
- “Anti-Hero” - Taylor Swift
- “As It Was” - Harry Styles
- “Big Energy” - Latto
- “Enemy (from the series Arcane League of Legends)” - Imagine Dragons
- “First Class” - Jack Harlow
- “Ghost”- Justin Bieber
- “Heat Waves” - Glass Animals
- “INDUSTRY BABY” - Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow
- “Woman” - Doja Cat
Artist of the Year
- Beyoncé
- Doja Cat
- Drake
- Dua Lipa
- Harry Styles
- Jack Harlow
- Justin Bieber
- Lizzo
- Taylor Swift
- The Weeknd
Best Duo/Group of the Year
- AJR
- Black Eyed Peas
- BLACKPINK
- Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic
- Glass Animals
- Imagine Dragons
- Måneskin
- OneRepublic
- Parmalee
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Best Collaboration
- “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” - Elle King & Miranda Lambert
- “Cold Heart” - Elton John & Dua Lipa
- “half of my hometown” - Kelsea Ballerini ft. Kenny Chesney
- “I Like You (A Happier Song)” - Post Malone ft. Doja Cat
- “INDUSTRY BABY” - Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow
- “One Right Now” - Post Malone & The Weeknd
- “Sweetest Pie” - Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa
- “Unholy” - Sam Smith & Kim Petras
- “WAIT FOR U” – Future ft. Drake & Tems
- “You Right” - Doja Cat ft. The Weeknd
Best New Pop Artist
- Dove Cameron
- GAYLE
- Jax
- Nicky Youre
- Steve Lacy
Country Song of the Year
- “Buy Dirt” - Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan
- “half of my hometown” - Kelsea Ballerini ft. Kenny Chesney
- “She Had Me At Heads Carolina” - Cole Swindell
- “The Kind of Love We Make” - Luke Combs
- “Wasted On You” - Morgan Wallen
Country Artist of the Year
- Carrie Underwood
- Jason Aldean
- Kane Brown
- Luke Combs
- Morgan Wallen
Best New Country Artist
- Bailey Zimmerman
- Cody Johnson
- Elle King
- Elvie Shane
- Priscilla Block
Afrobeats Artist of the Year
- Burna Boy
- CKay
- Fireboy DML
- Tems
- Wizkid
Hip-Hop Song of the Year
- “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)”- Hitkidd & GloRilla
- “First Class” - Jack Harlow
- “Girls Want Girls” – Drake ft. Lil Baby
- “Super Gremlin”- Kodak Black
- “WAIT FOR U” – Future ft. Drake & Tems
Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
- Drake
- Future
- Kodak Black
- Lil Baby
- Moneybagg Yo
Best New Hip-Hop Artist
- B-Lovee
- GloRilla
- Latto
- Nardo Wick
- SleazyWorld Go
R&B Song of the Year
- “BREAK MY SOUL” – Beyoncé
- “Free Mind” - Tems
- “Hrs And Hrs” - Muni Long
- “I Hate U”- SZA
- “Smokin Out The Window” - Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic
R&B Artist of the Year
- Blxst
- Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic
- Muni Long
- SZA
- Yung Bleu
Best New R&B Artist
- Blxst
- Brent Faiyaz
- Muni Long
- Steve Lacy
- Tems
Alternative Song of the Year
- “Black Summer”- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- “EDGING”- Blink-182
- “Enemy (from the series Arcane League of Legends)”- Imagine Dragons
- “Heat Waves”- Glass Animals
- “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)”- Kate Bush
Alternative Artist of the Year
- Imagine Dragons
- Måneskin
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- twenty one pilots
- Weezer
Best New Artist (Alternative & Rock)
- Beach Weather
- BoyWithUke
- Giovannie and the Hired Guns
- Turnstile
- Wet Leg
Rock Song of the Year
- “Black Summer”- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- “Patient Number 9″- Ozzy Osbourne ft. Jeff Beck
- “Planet Zero”- Shinedown
- “So Called Life”- Three Days Grace
- “Taking Me Back”- Jack White
Rock Artist of the Year
- Ghost
- Papa Roach
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Shinedown
- Three Days Grace
Dance Song of the Year
- “Cold Heart”- Elton John & Dua Lipa
- “Escape”- KX5, Kaskade, Deadmau5 ft. Hayla
- “Heaven Takes You Home”- Swedish House Mafia & Connie Constance
- “Hot In It”- Tiësto & Charli XCX
- “I’m Good (Blue)”- David Guetta & Bebe Rexha
Dance Artist of the Year
- Anabel Englund
- Joel Corry
- SOFI TUKKER
- Swedish House Mafia
- Tiësto
Latin Pop/Reggaeton Song Of The Year
- “El Incomprendido” - Farruko/ Víctor Cárdenas/ DJ Adoni
- “MAMIII”- Becky G & Karol G
- “Me Porto Bonito”- Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone
- “Moscow Mule” - Bad Bunny
- “PROVENZA”- Karol G
Latin Pop/Reggaeton Artist of the Year
- Bad Bunny
- Daddy Yankee
- Farruko
- Karol G
- Rauw Alejandro
Regional Mexican Song of the Year
- “Cada Quien”- Grupo Firme ft. Maluma
- “Cómo Te Olvido” - La Arrolladora Banda El Limón de René Camacho
- “Si Te Pudiera Mentir”- Calibre 50
- “Ya Solo Eres Mi Ex” - La Adictiva
- “Ya Supérame”- Grupo Firme
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year
- Calibre 50
- Christian Nodal
- El Fantasma
- Grupo Firme
- La Adictiva
Best New Latin Artist
- Blessd
- Kali Uchis
- Quevedo
- Ryan Castro
- Venesti
Best Lyrics: *Socially Voted Category
- “About Damn Time” – Lizzo
- “abcdefu” - GAYLE
- “Anti-Hero” - Taylor Swift
- “Buy Dirt”- Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan
- “Glimpse Of Us”- Joji
- “Lift Me Up”- Rihanna
- “N95″ - Kendrick Lamar
- “pushin P” – Gunna ft. Future, Young Thug
- “Super Freaky Girl” - Nicki Minaj
- “Wasted On You” - Morgan Wallen
- “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”- Lin-Manuel Miranda performed by the Cast of Encanto
Best Music Video: *Socially Voted Category
- “Anti-Hero”- Taylor Swift
- “As It Was” - Harry Styles
- “Calm Down”- Rema & Selena Gomez
- “Don’t Be Shy”- Tiësto & Karol G
- “DON’T YOU WORRY”- Black Eyed Peas, Shakira, David Guetta
- “Envovler” - Anitta
- “Left and Right”- Charlie Puth ft. Jung Kook of BTS
- “Pink Venom”- BLACKPINK
- “Tití Me Preguntó” - Bad Bunny
- “Yet To Come” - BTS
Best Fan Army: *Socially Voted Category
- “Barbz”- Nicki Minaj
- “Beliebers”- Justin Bieber
- “BeyHive” - Beyoncé
- “Blinks”- BLACKPINK
- “BTSArmy”- BTS
- “Harries” - Harry Styles
- “Hotties”- Megan Thee Stallion
- “Louies”- Louis Tomlinson
- “RihannaNavy”- Rihanna
- “Rushers”- Big Time Rush
- “Selenators” - Selena Gomez
- “Swifties”- Taylor Swift
Social Star Award: *Socially Voted Category
- Bailey Zimmerman
- Charli D’Amelio
- Em Beihold
- GAYLE
- GloRilla
- JVKE
- Lauren Spencer-Smith
- Yung Gravy
Favorite Tour Photographer: *Socially Voted Category
- Bad Bunny – SIEMPRERIC
- Demi Lovato – Angelo Kritikos
- Dua Lipa – Elizabeth Miranda
- Halsey – Yasi
- Harry Styles – Lloyd Wakefield
- Louis Tomlinson – Joshua Halling
- Luke Combs – David Bergman
- Machine Gun Kelly – Sam Cahill
- Olivia Rodrigo – DONSLENS
- Post Malone – Adam DeGross
- twenty one pilots - Ashley Osborn
- YUNGBLUD – Tom Pallant
TikTok Bop of the Year: *Socially Voted Category
- “About Damn Time”- Lizzo
- “As It Was” - Harry Styles
- “Bad Habit” - Steve Lacy
- “Bejeweled”- Taylor Swift
- “Big Energy”- Latto
- “CUFF IT”- Beyoncé
- “Envolver”- Anitta
- “Just Wanna Rock” - Lil Uzi Vert
- “Made You Look”- Meghan Trainor
- “Super Freaky Girl” - Nicki Minaj
- “Unholy”- Sam Smith & Kim Petras
- “World’s Smallest Violin”- AJR
Favorite Documentary: *Socially Voted Category
- “Halftime” - Jennifer Lopez
- “Life in Pink” - Machine Gun Kelly
- “Love, Lizzo”- Lizzo
- “Niall Horan’s Homecoming: The Road to Mullingar with Lewis Capaldi” - Niall Horan + Lewis Capaldi
- “Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me” - Selena Gomez
- “Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl” - Shania Twain
- “Sheryl” - Sheryl Crow
- “Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby” - Lil Baby
Favorite Tour Style: *Socially Voted Category
- Bad Bunny
- Carrie Underwood
- Dua Lipa
- Elton John
- Harry Styles
- Lady Gaga
- Lil Nas X
- Lizzo
- Machine Gun Kelly
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Rosalía
- The Weeknd
Favorite Residency: *Socially Voted Category
- “An Evening with Silk Sonic” - Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic
- “Enigma + Jazz & Piano” - Lady Gaga
- “Let’s Go!” - Shania Twain
- “Love In Las Vegas”- John Legend
- “Love On Tour” - Harry Styles
- “Play”- Katy Perry
- “REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency” – Carrie Underwood
- “Usher: My Way - The Las Vegas Residency” - Usher
- “Weekends with Adele” – Adele
Favorite Use of a Sample: *Socially Voted Category
- Beyoncé's “SUMMER RENAISSANCE” – sampled Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love” BLACKPINK’s “Pink Venom” – sampled 50 Cent’s “P.I.M.P,” Rihanna’s “Pon de Replay,” and Biggie’s “Kick In The Door”
- Chlöe’s “Treat Me” – sampled Bubba Sparxxx & Ying Yang Twins’ “Ms. New Booty”
- David Guetta & Bebe Rexha’s “I’m Good (Blue)” – sampled Eiffel 65′s “Blue (Da Ba Dee)”
- DJ Khaled & Drake’s “Staying Alive” – sampled The Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive”
- Doja Cat’s “Vegas” – sampled Shonka Dukureh’s “Hound Dog”
- Jack Harlow’s “First Class” – sampled Fergie’s “Glamorous”
- Latto’s “Big Energy” – sampled Mariah Carey’s “Fantasy”
- Lizzo’s “Break Up Twice” – sampled Lauryn Hill’s “Doo Wop (That Thing)”
- Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl” – sampled Rick James’ “Super Freak”
- Taylor Swift’s “Question…?” – sampled Taylor Swift’s “Out Of The Woods”
- Yung Gravy’s “Betty (Get Money)” – sampled Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up”